Cactus

The Cactus is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,362 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cactus

Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: New House

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Tintic Lead Co.
Percent: 60.00
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Cobre Mining Co.
Percent: 40.00
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1892
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Anhydrite
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Goethite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): EMONS, S E, 1905, CACTUS COPPER MINE, USGS BULL 260. P 242

Reference (Deposit): ADJ. DISTRICTS, UTAH, USGS PROF. PAPER NO. 80 (GEOL. ETC.)

Reference (Deposit): REF- BUTLER,B.S., 1913, GEOL. & ORE DEPOSITS OF SAN FRANCISC

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